How to download all photos from facebook

Most users have posted and post on more than one occasion photos on their Facebook profile. This way they can share them with their friends. Although unlikely, something that worries many is what might happen to those photos. What happens if they are deleted? Luckily, there is a way to be able to save all these photos in case something happens. Thus, we save ourselves many worries.

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How to download all photos from Facebook

Posting our photos or videos on Facebook is seen as a safe option, since the chances of them being deleted are almost non-existent. But, caution can be a good tool, and it is recommended to take steps to always have a copy of all the photos we have on the social network. So, in case something happens, we always have those photos with us.

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You can have the photos on your mobile, computer or a backup in the cloud (the option you prefer), but, the important thing is to know how to download your photos from Facebook. That is what we are going to explain next, and you are going to be able to verify that it is not at all complicated. We only need to have a computer to be able to do it.

We need to use the computer

To carry out this entire process it is recommended to do it from your computer. Downloading a single photo from the social network is very simple. Just hold your finger on the photo in question and you will get the option to save. In the event that we use our phone, either Android or iPhone. Something that in several seconds you have done. It is also very easy to do it on our computer. We go to the photo we want to save, we use the options menu at the bottom and you see that one of the options is to download.

Very simple, fast and comfortable, as you will have seen. But, this is only for one photo. It is something that we can do with a couple of photos, but it is impossible if we want to download entire albums. Because we would never end with downloading images. To carry out this process we have to use the computer. No matter which browser you use, it works with everyone, so use the one you use regularly or the one that is most comfortable for you.

Download the photos from Facebook

We have to open Facebook and go to our profile page. Once there, click on the photo option and open the album section. Click on the album you want to download, and when you enter, at the top right you will see that there is a gear icon. So, click on that icon and one of the options that comes out is to download the album. We select to continue and the process will begin.

It will take more or less time depending on the number of photos in that album. After a few minutes you will receive a notification from Facebook. It will tell you that the file is ready for download, so you just have to click on the notification and the ZIP file with all the photos in that album will start to download. Just wait a few minutes for the download to complete. And you already have all the photos on your computer.

This process makes downloading all our photos from the social network as simple and fast as possible. Thus, we can save all the photos and in case something happens we will always have them with us. Although it is unlikely that something will happen. When storing images, it is always recommended to make a backup, as usual. What do you think about this way of downloading your photos from Facebook?